The FC Barcelona goleó to the RCD Espanyol with Messi like star

FC BARCELONA 4-1 ESPANYOL

The Barça already delivers gifts with the magic of Iniesta and Messi

Published:18/12/2016 - 23:16h

Updated:19/12/2016 - 00:54h

The FC Barcelona anticipated the Christmas with a magic goleada to the RCD Espanyol, thanks to the exhibition of Leo Messi and the goals of Luis Suárez, "The Flea" and Jordi Alba. The ones of Luis Enrique follow threatening to the Real Madrid in League Santander

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The FC Barcelona obtained a victory more than deserved in the Camp Nou against the RCD Espanyol, that in spite of that it tried it and approached slightly to the goal of Marc-André Ter Stegen in the two parts, did not have of the fluidity of necessary game in attack as to create serious estragos to the Barcelona defence, very very positioned on the lawn and with Javier Mascherano that it was without place to doubts one of the best of the party, cutting the big majority of intentonas of contragolpe of the conjoint parakeet.

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But we go by parts. The FC Barcelona initiated the meeting controlling the possession of the spherical, looking for lines of pass with criterion and having the sufficient patience as for pausar the game during minutes with the aim to find spaces between lines. And like this it did it during all the duel, with Leo Messi that delayed in occasions his position to go down to receive in the centre of the field and, from here, break beside Andrés Iniesta and Neymar Jr the usual rhythm to put a course more and look for walls and desmarques of Luis Suárez in attack.

Luis Suárez throws of gunpowder in the Camp Nou

Precisely the forward charrúa was the first in opening the marker in the minute 18, after receiving a magic pass in depth of Andrés Iniesta. The Uruguayan controlled in career the ball and confined in the area, bearing the entrance of a rival defender and to continuation crossing the balloon with a shot raso in front of which at all could do Diego López. It was the first of the party, although the Barça did not relax and followed working during all the first-half in search of the second target. This did not arrive, had to partly to the good work of all the players of the Espanyol, constantly doing helps and causing that Neymar Jr, for putting an example, always saw surrounded of two or more defenders.

The second goal of the party would not arrive until after the rest, entrance already the second half. In the minute 67, destapó the pot of the essences for the FC Barcelona thanks to the magic of Leo Messi and Andrés Iniesta, that decided to take out the wand. Between the two left of six rival defenders before Messi shot to door. Roberto had gone in to substitute to Diego López lesionado, and the nerves played him a bad past, as it did not attain to refuse properly the shot of Messi and the spherical remained died in the centre of the area. From here, only it sufficed that Luis Suárez collected it to send it at the end of the meshes with the leading.

Leo Messi finish to break the party

Hardly two minutes afterwards and in a played practically treaded, Neymar Jr and Leo Messi went back to throw of magic dribblings so that a balloon fell in the commands of Jordi Alba, the one who no thought it to him twice to the hour to shoot and plant the third in the marker. The FC Barcelona had sentenced and from here seemed that the party no longer would have a lot of more history. However, the Espanyol struggled to the end and, in a contragolpe isolated, was able to reduce distances thanks to a good finish of David López, that beat to Ter Stegen with the interior of the left boot.

The 3-1 did not change too much the panorama, although the public of the Camp Nou still had time to witness a new target, this time of Leo Messi that it deserved it to him by all the magic generated in the played previous. In a wall with Luis Suárez, the Argentinian gave a light touch to beat to Roberto underneath of the legs, originating the ecstasy in the Barcelona stadium. Goleada Of scandal for a FC Barcelona that follows showing signs of absolute recovery, and with Messi in a moment exultant. Stand out also the good arbitration of Mateu Lahoz, that contributed this time with good decisions. The Barça follows stuck to the League, and the dynamics every time is more ascending. Good work, culés!

Technical index card of the party: FC Barcelona 4-1 Espanyol

FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Hammered, Mascherano, Jordi Alba; Busquets (Umtiti, 80'), Denis (Rafinha, 65'), Iniesta; Neymar, Suárez and Messi.

RCD Espanyol: Diego López (Roberto, 53'); J. López, López, D. Kings, Aarón, Diop, Fire, Piatti (Kings, 80'), Jury, Moreno and Caicedo (Melendo, 71').

Goals of the party: Luis Suárez, 18'; Luis Suárez, 67'; Jordi Alba, 69'; David López, 79', Leo Messi, 90'.

Referee: Mateu Lahoz.

Incidences: corresponding Party to the sixteenth day of LaLiga 2016-2017, contested in the Camp Nou.

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Next party: FC Barcelona-Hercules (Turn 1/16 Glass of Rey).

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